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The U.S. Once Had A Ban On Assault Weapons — Why Did It Expire?
By: Ron Elving | NPR
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To secure enough votes in 1994, the ban’s sponsors in Congress accepted a “sunset provision” — meaning it would last 10 years but need to be reauthorized. Politics in the U.S. changed.